Chemistry 14BL COURSE INFORMATION LAST DAY TO DROP THE COURSE January 20 Friday Winter 2006 Course Instructor Dr Johnny W Pang 2070A Young Email pang chem ucla edu Office 2070A Young Hall Office Hours T 1 2pm W 10 11am R 10 11am in 2070A Young Hall Lecture s Lecture 1 Friday 8am CS 24 Lecture 2 Friday at NOON Haines 39 Laboratory Room s 1067 1343 Young Hall Virtual Office Hours Chemistry 14BL will use the Department of Chemistry s Virtual Office Hour VOH for posting report guidelines and office hours on the Internet The address is http voh chem ucla edu Class Web Site Go to the 14BL VOH page and you will find a link to the class Web site Enforced Requisites courses 14A C or better and 14B co requisite OR if completed C or better Required Texts 1 Chemistry Experiments for Life Science Majors 2nd Edition by A A Russell Burgess Publishing ISBN 0808725173 2 Laboratory notebook with duplicate carbon copies refer to the other side of this syllabus for more details 3 Techniques in Organic Chemistry 1st Edition by Mohrig Hammond Schatz and Morrill ISBN 0 7167 6638 8 Recommended Text Peter Atkins and Loretta Jones Chemical Principles The Quest for Insight 3rd Ed or any other equivalent general chemistry text Grading To receive a passing grade C you must complete ALL the experiments including reports and receive at least 50 of the points in EACH of the following grading category in the course No student can pass the course without the final exam NOTE The instructor reserves the right to modify the 50 rule at the end of the quarter after all the scores are tabulated I Preparation for labs Pre Lab Assignments 95 II Performance in labs Techniques Accuracy of Work Lab Clean up III Documentation of lab work Lab Reports IV Concepts Reinforcement On Line CPR Writing Assignments 2 20 points each V Conceptual Understandings of Experiments Midterm IN CLASS see below Final IN CLASS see below Total Points 21 45 140 10 31 40 9 65 65 450 14 5 14 5 100 Lecture Schedule Jan 13 Introduction Measurements and Errors Jan 20 Theory on Beer s Law Concentration Units Jan 27 Acid Base Equilibrium I Feb 3 Acid Base Equilibrium II Feb 10 Analysis of Titrations Data Feb 17 Midterm Exam NO MAKE UP EXAM Feb 24 Theory on Crystallization Mar 3 Melting Point Theory Mar 10 Chemical Kinetics Mar 17 Final Exam NO MAKE UP EXAM Exam s must be taken during the lecture section or during the lab section if the exam is in lab exam in which you are officially enrolled Any missing exam will count as ZERO There is NO MAKE UP for missing exam regardless of reasons Lab Preparation You must be prepared for the experiment before you come to lab if you wish to complete the experiment in the time allotted The course is impacted there is neither make up time in the course nor space for you to work in other sections If you miss a lab you MUST discuss the issue with the course instructor to see what other options you may have to complete the experiment You must do your lab work in your scheduled period In preparation for the lab you should first study the pertinent sections in the text review the lecture notes pertaining to the experiment then view and possibly review the appropriate videos refer to lab schedule for on line access of the videos for any new techniques to be used in the experiment If a pre lab report is required for the experiment you MUST turn in the pre lab report to your TA at the beginning of the lab period Refer to the VOH for the specific report guidelines During the lab period you will also complete the data tables and record any other observations about the experiment A copy of the in lab data is to be turned in to the T A at the end of the lab period Late pre lab work will count as ZERO COURSE INFORMATION continue Post lab Reports The remainder of the lab report the data analysis error analysis and conclusions are to be completed in the lab notebook after the experiment is completed check VOH for guidelines The post lab report must be turned in to the T A on the day of your regular lab section listed under Due Date on your lab schedule Unexcused late post lab reports will accrue a penalty of FIVE percent of the grade PER DAY No reports will be accepted after 5 00 p m on the last day of instruction Bulletin Board The course bulletin board is located on the wall across from the vending machines on first floor of Young Hall Report guidelines will ONLY be available on the 14BL VOH Virtual Office Hours homepage Safety Goggles OSHA APPORVED and Protective Clothing Eye protection must be worn in all laboratories whenever any laboratory work is in progress Recommended safety goggles may be purchased from the Undergraduate Chemistry Fraternity AXE Room 1275 Young Hall A heavy vinyl or rubberized apron or full length lab coat closed toe shoes and long pants must be worn when doing experimental work Lab coat can be purchased from AXE If you wear an apron your shirt must cover your shoulders and upper arms Shorts and sandals are NOT allowed in the laboratory You will be barred from the laboratory if you are not wearing appropriate protective clothing Latex gloves will be provided for those experiments using chemicals that are hazardous to skin Laboratory Notebooks Laboratory notebooks designed for duplicate records are available from the Undergraduate Chemistry Fraternity AXE http www chem ucla edu AXE Young Hall 1275 and the student store All experimental data and complete reports will be recorded in this laboratory notebook Note AXE only accepts personal check or money order when purchasing lab equipment AXE DOES NOT accept cash or credit card Grading Criteria Your mastery of the course will be measured through your performance on the exams reports experimental accuracy calculations and analysis of data and your lab technique Qualities that will be considered in this latter category include your performance in observing safety regulations such as wearing eye and personal protection in lab following safe lab procedures working independently and coming to lab prepared completing the assigned work within the scheduled laboratory periods coming to lab on time and turning in assignments promptly and disposing of waste in proper receptacles Chemistry 14BL is graded on a mastery basis Letter grades are based on the course point total Please note these grades are assigned only at the end of the quarter when all items have been graded the percentage on a portion of the course is not a meaningful measure of your total performance Plus
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